Games on August 5, 1998

The games of August 5, 1998

On August 5, 1998, 14 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 13-9. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Anaheim Angels, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10-7, the Houston Astros fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the Montreal Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1998 and the next, Aug 6, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.